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Glenn Cronin
Personal information
Full name Glenn Cronin
Date of birth (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Exeter City 143 (5)
2006–2007 Chester City 4 (0)
2008–2011 Bohemians 96 (3)
2012–2013 Shelbourne 35 (1)
Total 278 (9)
International career
Republic of Ireland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Glenn Cronin (born 14 September 1981) is an Irish football coach and former player who is currently assistant coach at Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

Club career

Exeter City

A product of Irish junior club Cherry Orchard's well-regarded Youth Academy, Cronin made his debut in 2001, before going onto become a key part of Exeter's first team, playing in central midfield. Following the Grecians' relegation from the English Football League in 2003 he was made club captain, and despite injury problems that kept him out for much of the 2004/05 season.

Chester City

In July 2006, Cronin signed a contract with Football League Two club Chester City. He missed much of the 2006/07 season with a foot injury. After working his way to recovery, a further foot injury in July 2007 ultimately caused Chester to release him from his contract on 21 November 2007.[1]

Bohemians

Cronin signed for Bohemians on 27 February 2008[2] and slotted seamlessly into the side as Bohs marched to the 2008 Premier Division title. Cronin also added an FAI Cup winners medal as Bohs achieved the "Double" by beating Derry City on penalties after a 2–2 draw.[3] The 2009 season was also a successful one for Cronin when, firstly, the Gypsies won the League of Ireland Cup by beating Waterford United 3–1 at the RSC.[4] The success did not end there though as Bohemians won their first back-to-back titles in the club's 119-year history, beating rivals Shamrock Rovers by 4 points.[5] Despite winning the Setanta Sports Cup,[6] Bohemians had a disappointing 2010 season where the club lost their league title on goal difference and failed to make an impact in Europe where they made an embarrassing exit to Welsh side The New Saints. Cronin was one of the club's bright spots though as he had his best season at Bohs to date.

Shelbourne

Following financial cutbacks at Bohemians at the end of the 2011 season, Cronin departed Bohemians after four successful seasons to join newly promoted local rivals Shelbourne for the 2012 season.

Other

Cronin has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and levels.

Career statistics

Correct as of 26 October 2012.

Club Season League League FAI Cup League Cup Europe 1 Other 2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 2001–02 FL Third Division 30 0 2 0 0 0 - - 1 0 33 0
2002–03 FL Third Division 39 0 3 0 1 0 - - 2 0 45 0
2003–04 Conference 40 5 2 0 - - - - 3 0 45 5
2004–05 Conference 4 0 0 0 - - - - 1 0 5 0
2005–06 Conference 30 0 1 0 - - - - 1 0 32 0
Total 143 5 8 0 1 0 - - 8 0 160 5
Chester City 2006–07 League 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 4 0
2007–08 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 4 0
Bohemians 2008 LOI Premier Division 18 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 - - 26 1
2009 LOI Premier Division 26 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 33 1
2010 LOI Premier Division 32 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 43 0
2011 LOI Premier Division 20 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 2
Total 96 3 15 1 5 0 6 0 7 0 129 4
Shelbourne 2012 LOI Premier Division 22 1 6 0 0 0 - - 2 0 30 1
Total 22 1 6 0 0 0 - - 2 0 30 1
Career total 265 9 29 1 6 0 6 0 17 0 323 10

^Note 1 Competitions include UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Intertoto Cup
^Note 2 Competitions include Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Setanta Sports Cup and Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Bohemians

References

  1. ^ "Goodbye Glenn". 21 November 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2007.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Cronin signs for Bohs Archived 1 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine www.bohemians.ie
  3. ^ "Bohs win FAI Cup after penalties". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  4. ^ Bohs win EA Sports League Cup Archived 29 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "MatchZone | League of Ireland – Real Football, Real Fans". Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Bohemians win Setanta Cup". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.